Jun 26–27, 2015 · Newport Beach, CA
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q won Grand Champion at the Newport Beach Barbecue Contest on June 26, 2015 in Newport Beach, CA, scoring 709.1316 in a field of 29 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2056. Category winners: Chicken — MASTER OF DISASTER (177.1544); Pork Ribs — DAY OF THE PIG BBQ (177.7372); Pork — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (180.0000); Brisket — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (179.4400).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.9260 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 6–7: ZZYZX BAR.B.Q and TEAM WOODSHED tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BIG POPPA SMOKERS and MASTER OF DISASTER tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: LEFT COAST Q and THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 172.5944 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2628 | 166.8344 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
29 entries · top 709.1316 · median 668.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 8 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 9 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 10 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 11 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | Baby Roo's BBQ | |
| 14 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 15 | QUED UP | |
| 16 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 18 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 19 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW | |
| 21 | DESPERADO | |
| 22 | GHF BBQ | |
| 23 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 25 | Daddy O's BBQ | |
| 26 | MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | Smoky Doky Barbecue | |
| 28 | RIBANATOR RUB BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | BLUES ROCK BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DESPERADO | |
| 4 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 5 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 6 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 7 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 8 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 9 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 10 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 12 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | QUED UP | |
| 14 | Smoky Doky Barbecue | |
| 15 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 16 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 17 | BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW | |
| 18 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 20 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 21 | GHF BBQ | |
| 22 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 23 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | Baby Roo's BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 26 | Daddy O's BBQ | |
| 27 | BLUES ROCK BBQ | |
| 28 | MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | RIBANATOR RUB BBQ TEAM |
29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 2 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 3 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 4 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 5 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 6 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 7 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 8 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 9 | QUED UP | |
| 10 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 11 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW | |
| 13 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | Baby Roo's BBQ | |
| 15 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 16 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 19 | DESPERADO | |
| 20 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 21 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 24 | RIBANATOR RUB BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 26 | GHF BBQ | |
| 27 | Daddy O's BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoky Doky Barbecue | |
| 29 | BLUES ROCK BBQ |
29 entries · top 180 · median 163.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 2 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 3 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | Baby Roo's BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 7 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 8 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 9 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | QUED UP | |
| 11 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 13 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 14 | GHF BBQ | |
| 15 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 16 | BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW | |
| 17 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 18 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 19 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 20 | MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | RIBANATOR RUB BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 23 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 24 | Daddy O's BBQ | |
| 25 | BLUES ROCK BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoky Doky Barbecue | |
| 27 | DESPERADO | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 29 | COOL GRILLING |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 4 | HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | |
| 5 | TEAM WOODSHED | |
| 6 | PORTERHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | Sharpe's Woodshed | |
| 8 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 9 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 10 | DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | DEAD PIG WALKING | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HART'S | |
| 13 | DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | |
| 14 | Baby Roo's BBQ | |
| 15 | JW HAYES BBQ | |
| 16 | SILVER SPUR BBQ | |
| 17 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | |
| 18 | Daddy O's BBQ | |
| 19 | GHF BBQ | |
| 20 | QUED UP | |
| 21 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 22 | FU MAN QUE CREW | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' MONEY | |
| 24 | DESPERADO | |
| 25 | BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW | |
| 26 | MOO CLUCK OINK BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | RIBANATOR RUB BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | Smoky Doky Barbecue | |
| 29 | BLUES ROCK BBQ |